Call for Organizations to Sign On
Update: August 8, 2023
Press Release: 208 Organizations Unite to Call on UN Committee to Recommend Stronger Tobacco Control Policies
Background - Joint CERD Report - August 2022
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120 Organizations Call on UN Committee to Recommend US Remove Menthol
120 Organizations Call on UN Committee to Recommend US Remove Menthol
Tobacco Companies’ Marketing Tactics Violate Black Americans’ Right to be Free from Racial Discrimination
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Call for Organizations to Sign On
Black Americans have been intentionally targeted by the tobacco industry for decades. As a result, nearly 9 out of 10 of African Americans that smoke, smoke menthols.
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), the Af...
Reducing Inequalities and Advancing Human Rights Through Tobacco Control
Every December 10th is Human Rights Day, and this year (2021) the theme is “Equality- Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.” For ASH, this theme is very welcome, as we strive to center our tobacco cont...
Tobacco Companies Racially Discriminate Against Minorities
Tobacco use disproportionately affects many marginalized populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, who have a long and documented history of being aggressively targeted by the tobacco industry.
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